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VOL 64 THE LANDMARK i 1 1 STATESVILLE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4 1937 I Watch label on yow paper and don't tell your subscription expire! 2 No 38 A ULL CRIMINAL DOCKET AHEADOR SUPERIOR COURT ive Defendants Charg ed With Manslaugh ter or Murder Are in connection WITH AUTO WRECKS A full criminal docket is ahead foi the November term of Iredell Su perior court which convenes next Mon day November 8 with Judge A Rousseau of North Wilkesboro on the bench During next week defendants charged with murder or manslaughter in conection with automobile wrecks which took the lives of seven peo ple this year are to be tried There is one homicide case two defendants charged1 with mutilation one charged with concealing the birth of a child two hit and run driving cases a reck less driving case in which one person narrowly escaped death and a num ber of eases of housebreaking and lar ceny Theodore (Puffy) Carson is to an swer the charge of murder for the wreck on West ront street which resulted in the death of Lawrence Younger and Sue Parker Murdrck Jr is charged with manslaughter in connection with auto wreck on the Chipley oard road last' August when Mrs Ola Lackey Grif fin was instantly killed and her mother Mrs Lackey fatally injured Orville Dingier and John Saunders manslaughter in connection with auto crash which took the life of Wil liam Thomas (Bill) Taylor at a street intersection Lackey manslaughter in con nection with auto wreck which kill ed Charles Current local young man Crystal Harding who is charged With hitting Ervin Ledford with auto mobile while Ledford was walking on the highway at Hicustonville causing death is scheduled to face ttie charge of murder Ralph latum colored of Belmont is charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of John Weav er colored during the progress of a fight in Bellmont Mary Daniels a colored woman is to be tried tor concealing tne birth of her child Wes Summere colored and Clyde Anderson are both to be tried on charges of hit and run driving James WatLs colored is charged with reckless driving in connection with a wreck on No J70 highway sev eral miles west of Statesville when a car driven by Burnett was knocked'1 off a 20 foot embankment and Mr Burnett seriously injured Clarence lox and Otis Huffman are billed for trial on a charge of multilation of Hoover of Shiloh township i Baptist Training Union Revival To Be Held Next Week The Baptist Training Union revival will be held in the South Yadkin as sociation next week according to announcement today by Mr Russell Guy associational director of the re vival 'The revival will be in charge of Rev Nathan Brooks Jr of Raleigh State secretary of the Bap tist Training Union Mr Brooks tak ing the place of Miss Mabel Starnes associate secretary who is confined to the Davis Hospital with injuries received recently in an automobile wreck About 17 churches in the associa tion are cooperating in the revival which starts next Sunday evening November 7 and will continue through riday evenipg November 12 Monticello A Will Meet Tuesday The Monticello Parent Teacher As sociation will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the school Mrs Hamilton missionary to Montgom ery Punjab India will be the prin cipal speaker at the meeting Test Your Knowledge Can You Answer Seven Of These Test Questions? Turn To Inside Page for Answers: 1 Can a person who is not a lawyer be appointed a Justice of the Su preme Court of the United States? 2 Name the strait that separates Asia from Alaska 3 What is snuff? 4 Who was Jean rancois Victor Aicard 3 What is another name for the' American puma? 6 How many men have held the title Protector of 7 Name the principal river of Nevada 8 In what country did the game of Lotto originate? 9 What nickname applied to' James Ur Blaine by Gol Robert Ingersoll? 10 When did Congress make Star Spangled the Na tional Anthem Corn Crop Loans Arranged at 44 to 50 Cents A Bushel Washington Nov 1 The ad ministration came to the aid to day of corn growers disturbed by low prices and arranged to fi nance 1937 crop loans at the jate of 44 to 50 cents a bushel The loans similar to those made by the AAA in previous years will be handled by commodity credit corporation with $75000 000 advance from the reconstruc tion finance corporation DECIMELD IN NEELY LITIGATION amily of ormer ire Chief Is To Receive No Compensation Decisions handed clown fiom the Supreme court of North Carolina as reported from Roleigh today con tained the case of Neely against the City of Statesville finding no error This was a case in which the estate of the late Chief Neely against the City of Statesville asking for award on the ground that Chief Neely died from accident while on duty 'The Industrial Commission made an award which provided that the family of Chief Neely shall receive the sum of $18 a week for a period of 322 weeks This case was appealed from the Industrial Commission to the Superior court and Judge Rousseau reversed the decision of the Industrial Commission ruling that the deceased died from heart failure and not from rccident This ruling was appealed to the State Supreme court and the highest tribunal sustained the de cision of Judge Rousseau which means that the estate of Chief Neely will receive no compensation Republicans Control Assembly Party Returns to Power In New York Assembly or Third Straight Year Returns Mount Albany Nov 4 New Yorl Republicans returned to state as sembly control for a third straight year jubilantly scanned slowly mounting returns today that pointed to a similar in seating a maj ority of delegates to the 1938 con stitutional convention They emerged from heavy balloting with 85 assembly seats largest majority in seven years and nine more than the bare 7G work ing margin they held this year as against the 61 and the American Labor four the latter represented for the first time Eighty five delegates are neces sary for a convention majority DAVIS HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WILL BE PAVED The Gilbert Enginering Company uas begun grading the Davis hospital parking lot across from the hospital on the north side of West End ave nue This lot has been used for parking for some time but the Davis hospital is now having it paved The lot to be paved has a frontage on West End avenue of 90 feet and a depth of more than 500 feet Paved approaches will be built and a system of parking will be marked off so that the entire space can be used for parking by guests and visitors at the hospital MRS WHITEHEAD CONDITION AVORABLE riends here will be interested to know that Mrs Whitehead who suffered a fractured back in an auto mobile collision six weeks ago has been removed from South Highland Infirmary Birmingham Ala to her home in the Stratford Avon apart ments in that city Her condition is favorable Mrs Whitehead was for merly Miss Willie uller of States ville GOVERNOR PRAISES SOIL CON SERVATION PROGRAM Enfield Governor Hoey praised the ederal Soil Conservation program here today as he urged con tinued co ordination of agriculture and industry and the proper development of each in North Carolina The governor was the guest of honor at the first cotton' and peanut festival 5 COLORED WOMAN BOUND TO COURT Ophelia McNeil a colored woman was given a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Deitz on a Charge of possessing liquor for the purpose of sale and was bound to Recorder's court under a $150 bond "Sir krider undergoes operation Mr Krider of 918 Cherry street was operated on at the Davis hospital this morning His condition is satisfactory DIVIDEND CHECKS MAILED The Home Building and Ix)an As sociation Mr Coffey secretary treasurer mailed out Monday semi annual dividend checks amounting to $4500 BRITAIN CLIMBING ON BANDWAGON GENERAL RANCO Regarded Sure Indica tion Spanish Rebels Will Win TRADE AVORS ARE SOUGHT RANCO London Nov The full Spanish non intervention committee was con vened today to authorize Britain to solicit cooperation in Spain toward withdrawal of foreign troons while London wooed the insurgents for trade favors Britain with a rearmament hunger for raw material such as rich deposits of mercury iron copper and pyrites was seeking commercial con cessions at the expense of Italy and Germany long standing supporters of insurgent General ranco Negotiations for trade agreements between Britain and insurgent Spain were renorted nearing completion The 27 nation neutrality committee was optimistic of making a tangible move at last toward withdrawal of foreign soldiers from the Spanish con flict although there was not complete harmony on the British non interven tion plan i It was expected the committee would authorize an approach fb both the Valencia government and ranco regime to solicit cooperation in the withdrawal plan Both most ardent pro ranco newspaper Daily Mail and most enthusiastic pro Valencia news paper the Daily Herald said Britain was convinced ranco would win and apparently was losing no time to jclimb belatedly on the bandwagon Court In court Monday after noon Carl Elam for abandonment and non support of his Ayife drew two years on the roads but after serving three the remaining 21 months are to be suspended for dive years on condition defendant re mains of good behavior and provides adequate support for his wife Lee Blevins and his son Donald Jllevins were charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill in connection with a recent as sault on Paul Troutman There was not sufficient evidence that a deadly weapon was used therefore the court found Lee Blevins guilty of simple assault and his sen Donald guilty of aiding and abetting in the assault The father and son each drew 30 days on the roads but they gave notice of appeal and their bonds were set at $100 each for appearance at the Jan uary term of Iredell Superior court Mott Bustle charged with possess ing liquor for the purpose of sale wasfound guilty of aiding and abetting in the possession of liquor for sale Prayer for judgment was continued for two years on condition of good! behavior and on payment of the costs Eugene Gibson colored possessing liquor for sale prayer for judgment continued for two years on payment of the costs In connection with a recent mveteri ous automobile wreck on the hill this side of Barium Springs Edward lower's and Lewis Massey colored were charged with reckless driving A verdeit of not guilty was returned in the case of lowers and the solici tor nol pressed the case against Lewis Massey An old suspended judgment against Joe Brewer was brought up when it appeared to the court that Brewen had been drunk since the former sen tence was passed Brewer drew 30 days on the roads but this sentence was suspended on condition defend ant does not violate any of the laws of the state Court recessed until riday No vember 5 when the regular weekly docket will be disposed of Recorder's court will not meet next Monday November 8 on account of the open ing of Iredell Superior court on that date Tire regular weekly session of Re court was held Tuesday David Everett Dellinger was charg ed with reckless driving But after the evidence was in the solicitor nol pressed the case on condition defend ant pay the costs of this action A number ol cases were continued until riday it being decided to hold court again riday of this week instead of next Monday since the November term of Iredell Sup erior court Will convene here Novem ber 8 Large Attendance at Meeting of Ministers There was an unusually large at tendance at the November meeting of the Statesville Ministers Association held at the irst Presbyterian church Monday morning and an interesting program featured the meeting Adjutant Wilbur Young gave an enthusiastic report of the Salvation Army rglly last riday and there was an interesting discussion of the pres ent world situation by Dr Charles Raynal President A Gibbs presided over the session Auto Owners Pay Sixth of All The Taxes Collected Washington Nov The nit tiona) highway users conference estimated today that one sixth of the total taxes collected by all di visions of government come from ownership and use of motor ve hicles Automobile owners and users bear a total consumer" levy of $1750000000 placed on automotive transportation the re port said ROOffifSlS TO SEE LAGUARDIA I President and New York Mayor Good riends Hyde Park Nov 4 President Roosevelt heading southward for Washington arranged Id see New fiery little Republican usion ist mayor iorella LaGuardia in the big city today LiGuardia reelected Tuesday over Jeremiah Mahoney a Democrat had the only appointment with the president cluing a tnree nour stop of the White House party at Roose 65th street town house Although he was a Republican member of Congress for many years and was the Republican candidate for mayor against Democrat Jeremiah Mahoney La Guardia has been an enthusiastic supporter of many Roose velt policies and supported the Presi dent in the 193G campaign TRADE RELATIONS THE ONLY PURPOSE Prime Minister Claims Recognition Is Not Involved London Nov 4 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that the British government and the SpanisriLinsurg ents were negotiating for appoint ment of commercial agents This did not mean he said defacto diplomatic recognition of Insurgent General rancisco ranco agents will have no diplo matic he said is no intention on the part of the British government to maKe any variation in the attitude they consistently have adopted toward contending parties in Spain which is governed by the in ternational (non intervention) agree ment to which she has subscribed are however bound to take account of their responsibilities for protection of British nationals and British commercial interests through out the whole of Spain including those large areas in the north west and southwest parts of the country as well as the Spanish zones in Morocco of which General forces are now in or the protection of British in terests Chamberlain said His Maj government entered upon ne gotiations for an agreement of agents by them and General ranco respec tively for discussion of questions af fecting the British and Spanish nat ionals and commercial interests Confirmation of rumored negotia tions for commercial agreement with insurgent Spain came as the Spanish non intervention committee convened to consider withdrawal of foreign troops from Spain Taxation Problem Arises in Connection With Social Security Washington Nov 4 One phase of the social security act which an ad visory council may consider tomorrow is possible taxation of some persons for old age benefits The council six representatives of employers six of employes and 12 of the public will recommend changes in the social security act if it decides any are needed The group was ap pointed by senate finance committee and social security board The taxation problem arose be cause under present law an employe paid by two or more employers dur ing a calendar year is taxed or the first $3000 of each salary Both em ployers also are taxed JUNIOR CLASS OICERS MITCHELL COLLEGE Officers of the Junior class of Mit chell College have been elected as follows: President Miss £arah Vir ginia Colerider of Hickory vice presi dent Bob Long Statesville secretary Miss Doris Coffey Statesville: treas urer Miss Elaine Starr of Johnson City Tennessee HERMAN RAMSEUR DEAD Herman Ramseur colored 33 years old' died this morning at 5:30 at the home of his sister Connie Ram seur on Jefferson street uneral services will be held from the home riday afternoon with Rev Croom in charge Surviving are the sister the mother four uncles four aunts and other relatives JAPANESE ORGES MEET SETBACK AT MHOW GREEK Two Bridges Built By Japanese Are De stroyed SEVERE IGHTING STILL IN PROGRESS Shanghai Nov 4 forces trying to drive Chinese south of their Soochow creek positions today bom barded the Jessfield park area near 2 Men Identified In Connection With Sharon Bank Robbery Columbia Nov 4 Chief of Polieo IT Rawlinson said today that two of the three alleged profes sional safe robbers arrested here had been tentatively identified as having been in Sharon the day before the $5500 bank robbery there He said that since the arrest of the trio Tuesday night by city detectives they had been confronted with in creasing mass of evidence which au thorities believo will link them with a series of robberies in various parts of the state The men he said had been identi fied as Al Hill James Morgan and George Mantell Hill and Morgan Rawlinson said gave assumed names when arrested and questioned BOARD 10 NAME DUKE AND DUCHESS PLAN TO SPEND 10 DAYS IN THE SOUTH Plans or Itinerary Are Taking Definite Shape THEY WILL VISIT NORTH CAROLINA New York Nov 3 The Duke and Duchess of American itin erary took more definite shape today as their American representative an British army oiitipoats skies started to dear Japaese planes took the air to drop a number of small bonibs cn the right flank of the Chinese lines extending westward from Shanghai TnJ Japanese drive suffered a set back a Chinese spokesman declared when Chinese artillery destroyed two I of three bridges Japanese engineers had thrown over Soochow creek He however that severe lighting was in progress cm the south bank There were persistent reports that Chinese were on the verge of with drawing froim the entire Shanghai peninsula but the reports were with out confirmation American and foreign observers said the first Japanese objective ap parently was the Hungjao airdrome three miles southwest of Rubicon They said the Japanese were making only slow progress BroiiksWiTl PrcaclT A South i And Diamond Hill Rev Nathan Brooks Jr of Raleigh will preach at South River Baptist church in the county Sunday morning at 11 taking the place of the pastor Rev A Mc Call who is conducting a meeting at the irst Baptist church of this city Rev Mr Brooks is expected to preach at Diamond Hill Baptist church Sunday evening in Mr Mc place Communion Service at ifth Creek Next Sun Rev Dr Brown pastor of the ifth Creek Presbyterian church announces the communion service to be held at this church next Sunday morning at 11 Services pre paratory to communion will be held on Thursday and riday nights at 7:30 and Saturday morning at 1030 iRev Hanna will assist the pastor in these services Ralph Billie Calloway Dies In New Hope Ralph Billie Calloway two day old son of Mr and Mrs Calloway died Wednesday afternoon at 5 at the home in New Hope township The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 from Taylor Springs Baptist church and burial was in the church cemetery A AND CIO BACK TO PEACE CONERENCE Washington A of and CIO delegates went back to their dead locked peace conference today after Senator Berry Democrat Tennessee who stands in the good graces of both factions made a new attempt at re conciliation Berry leader of the printing press union sent letters to Chairman John Ixiwis of CIO and Presi dent Wm Green of the A of He asked them informed persons said to compose their differences for the common good of labor Speculation arose that the appeal might have administration backing because Berry has served in NRA assignments and formerly was pres ident of non partisan league There was no official indication how ever that the administration would intervene Negotiations between A of and CIO representatives recessed a week ago in a at mosphere MOTOR BUS RANCHISE TAKEN BY WINSTON MEN Winston Salem parties who at the October meeting of the board of aid ermen were granted a franchise to establish motor bus schedules in Statesville have filed formal accept ance of the franchise with the city clerk and treasurer Mr A Guy The parties interested in this enter prise are Messrs Moody White Caudle and Allen Banner It is under stood that they plan to incorporate and start operation of motor busses in Statesville some time in the near future but definite announcement was not available today SOLD CAR AND AILED TO TRANSER TITLE or selling a car and failing to transfer title cost Carl Daniels the sum of $1125 following a hearing Wednesday afternoon in Squire George court Daniels was cited by Corporal ry moyer of the state highway patrol SOLICITOR NOV 27 Election Is Deferred At Meeting of Board Monday The Iredell county commissioners at their meeting Monday afternoon decided to defer election of a solicitor of the county court until a recessed meeting of the board to be held Saturday November 27 at 2 The board will elect a successor to Solicitor I) Moss who has resigned Gordon Orbison of Chambersburg township was allowed $5 a month on account of physical disability Mrs Rickert county super intendent of welfare filed her report al the Monday afternoon session of the board The Home Building and Loan As sociation was allowed to pay the principal and attorneys fees for the following property listed for taxes be fore being taken over by the Build ing and Loan Association: property listed in 1928 29 by A Bost in Statesville listed in 1931 by rances Lackey colored Statesville 11 eimster Statesville in 1929 and Miss Minnie Daniels ip 1929 I Case Compromised In ederal Court A case from Catawba county was compromised in federal court here Monday afternoon after which the court recessed until the third Monday in December The only case considered this week in the United Slates Court was brought by Abernathy of Cata wba County administrator of Ralph Setzer against the Southern Railway the plantiff asking damages in the sum of $25000 for the death of Ralph Setzer who was killed at a crossing in Gaston county in 1934 The case was compromised the plantiff agree ing to accept $200 instead of the amount called for in the suit Mayor Court Dr Goode Mayor Protein presided over the weekly police court Monday night in the absence of May or Shelton There were 2L cases of violations oi new traffic code most oi those cited forfeited their casli bonds when they failed to appear Cases on the regular police court docket were disposed of as follows: Laymon Vile of Wisconsin for being drunk and disorderly drew 30 days suspended Dewey Warren Raymond Setzer and Jack Wike charged with being drunk and disorderly forfeited their cash bonds when they failed to answer the charge Jim Jones col ored drunk and disorderly $5 and costs McLelland colored drunk and disorderly taxed with the costs Roy McLelland Colored drunk and disorderly costs Joe Hedrick drunk and disorderly $5 and costs rank Pope colored drunk and dis orderly $250 and the costs Building Handsome New Residence Here Construction of a handsome new residence on East Broad street ex tension for Mr and Mrs red Herrin is now well under way The residence is of brick in the Colonial type of architecture With favorable weather during the next few weeks it is ex pected that the home will be complet ed around the middle of December WOOD UNDECIDED ABOUT ROWAN POSITION Mr Wood assistant farm agent for Iredell county was elected assistant county agent for Rowan Monday evening at a joint conference of District Agent Altman of Raleigh and County Agent Sutton of Rowan Mr Wood announced today when asked about the matter that he had not made up his mind as to whether he would accept the position in Rowan He was elected to succeed Leagans who recently resigned to become farm agent for Alexander county WEATHER air frost in east and centi al portions tonight riday fair and warmer nounced they will spend or three" days in New York and about ten days in deep before proceed ing westward The day to day itinerary has not been compiled it was explained but an effort has been made to chart the royal couple's journey through these states The Mohawk Valley and Southern sojourn would not be in the form of social visits it was explained but would be for the purpose of inspect ing industrial and housing develop ments The Duke and Duchess will arrive in this country November 11 on the German liner Bremen They would be in Washington the following day rom there they will go to New Mohawk Valley then will re turn to Washington and then continue in what the representative termed deep He said he was unable to state what states Would be visited in this region but did say there would be a visit to Richmond Va industrial towns in the Carolinas and Atlanta Ga Rotarians Taken On Ideal Journey Through The Medium of The Cinema Mr red Slanc Jr Takes Mem In rs to Colorado Springs Yellow stone National Park Grand Can yon and Catalina Island During the program of Rd'ary luncheon at the Grace hotel club members journeyed briefly through the medium of the cinema to Colorado Springs Yellowstone Na tional Park Grand Canyon and Cata lina Island an ideal journey minus all the weariness and discomfort of travel These pictures were taken by a member of the Rotary club Mr red Slanc Jr on a trip through the West in recent months They were shown by Mr Slanc who was program chairman yesterday In all the beau ty of the natural coloring Rotarians saw the Colorado mountain landscape the rich reds of the sandstone in grotesque formation in and around Colorado Springs the deep blue of the Pacific around Catalina contrast ed with the vivid tints of the flowers in the gardens or colorful scenes along Loveliest of all were views of the Grand Canyon with its changing pur ple shadows and a red sunrise seen from the canyon's rim Mr Slanc evidently has fondness for waterfalls for some of the most interesting pho tographs were of these ranging all the way from the shining silvery threads of small mountain waterfalls to the grandeur of the alls of the Yellowstone Views of trout at play in mountain streams excited keenest interest among disciples of Izaak Walton Mr Bunch Jr secretary of the local club presided over yester meeting in the absence of Pres ident Harold DeBow and Vice Presi dent Lloyd Griffith Checks Received or Child Aid The following October checks for aid to dependent children have been received in the office of the county welfare superintendent Mrs Rickert: Ruth Cooke Bagby $15 Mrs Cleo Deal $20 Rhoney Marshall $6 Mrs Treva McDaniel Speece $24 dsT $18 Mrs Zora Pierce Morrison $20 James Granville Sharpe $20 Mrs annie Sherrill $10 Alene Overcash $10 Mrs Jane Benfield $10 Mrs Leia Goodin $18 Bessie Linney Howard $12 Mrs Versie Elder Moose $15 Mrs Callie Page Morgan $20 Olin Pope $20 Mrs Mary A Montgomery $18 Mrs Vena Mae Shook Vickers $10 Bessie' II Bennett $10 Mrs Jessie Knight $15 Lena Mae Nesbit $15: Mrs "Lacy Marlow Anderson $25 Mrs Mary Heath York $10 Essie Jackson Anderson $15 Mrs Mollie Benge Jarvis $15 Sallie Lamjuert McNeely $15 Blanche Anne Mills $5 Rosie Gregory Lackey $8 Manie Lyles $24 Hazel Keever Reavis $20 Bertha A Teague $15 MR ALLEN McCOMBS UNDER GOES OPERATION Mr Aillen McCombs underwent an appendicitis operation at the Davis iHcspital Tuesday night His condi tion is satisfactory.